Sports news: French rugby idol found dead in park near Paris

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Rugby idol found dead in a park near Paris +++ Schalke separates from the technical director

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Schalke separates from the technical director

Last in the Bundesliga standings Schalke made another staff change. The Gelsenkirchen association prematurely separated from its technical director Michael Reschke. He had been in charge of team planning since May 2019 and manager David Wagner had already been replaced by Manuel Baum after the second round of the current season. But Schalke are also having a difficult time with the new manager. In a total of eight rounds, he only won three draws. The club has not won in 24 Bundesliga games. (pre / sda)

The idol of French rugby suddenly dies

Christophe Dominici, one of the most famous French rugby players, is Wednesday at the age of 48 he died surprisingly. The 65-time national team player was a relatively small and difficult forward in the 1990s and 2000s, and in 1999 Dominici made a decisive contribution to the French’s resounding victory in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand with a try. Dominici was born on Wednesday died in a park In near Paris found. (pre / sda)

No more Saturday games in the National League

The Swiss Hockey League adapts the program from December after numerous postponements due to the quarantines of the crown. See you in February it is there Saturday virtually no matches scheduled.

After each of the twelve National League teams were quarantined at least once, the league was forced to change the schedule to at least try. Qualifiers finish as scheduled by March 22nd. The focus is on match days on Tuesdays and Fridays so you don’t have to postpone three games every time a team needs to be quarantined.

For this reason, until February 20 except January 2nd no more matches scheduled on Saturday. The cancellation of the Spengler Cup also means that on 27, 28 and 30 December to schedule more games. Further postponed matches will be made up on Sundays of 10, 17, 24 and 31 January. (pre / sda)

FCZ women in CL against St. Pölten

The Women of FC Zurich meet in Sixteenth final of the Champions League on the Austrian champion of the series St. Pölten. The Zurich women will only play away in mid-December, the second leg will take place a week later.

The current leader of the Swiss Super League, Servette Chênois, gets it with Atletico Madrid, penultimate and leader of the current Spanish league to do. The Geneva women initially play at home. (ram / sda)

It took a while without Richard

Servette three to four weeks must go by without Swiss International Tanner Richard getting along. The 27-year-old striker He hurted himself Saturday in the defeat of Geneva in Ambri on the upper body. (ram / sda)

England let fans into the stadium

After a four-week partial lockdown, England is reverting to a regionally restricted alert level system on the crown in early December. From 4 December up to 4,000 spectators will be admitted to sporting events, depending on the level of risk. In football leagues, for example, since the league was resumed after the lockdown in the spring, matches have been closed to the public.

“We will return to a regional approach with different levels – and we will introduce the most stringent measures where Covid is most present”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a virtual speech to the London Parliament. The measures are to be made more stringent than the levels applicable before the partial block. (ram / sda / apa)

The buccaneers lose to Rams

Too many superstar quarterback mistakes Tom Brady cost the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a possible victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Brady performed in front of home fans during the close-knit 24:27 Monday night two interceptions and a few more inaccurate shots. The fourth defeat of the season has lowered the Buccaneers’ hopes for first place in NFC South. The Rams, on the other hand, took the lead in the highly competitive NFC West with seven wins.

As the most successful quarterback in NFL history, the Rams director also performed well Jared Goff two interceptions but brought three touchdown passes to his teammates. Brady made two touchdown passes, again overcoming the injured Drew Brees by the New Orleans Saints as the record holder for the most landing passes in NFL history. However, Brady hasn’t started the season since 2011 with nine interceptions after eleven games. (SDA)

GC extends the table advantage

The Grasshoppers could easily break away from the top of the Challenge League standings. After the 1-0 victory in the additional match at FC Aarau the advantage over the first rival Thun is four points.

A failed tee shot by the Aarau goalkeeper Simon Enzler led to the only goal in the 32nd minute. The ball landed at the foot of the Brazilian André Santos, who scored the orphan goal from 35 meters. Equal Aarau then had a few opportunities to equalize. Olivier Jäckle failed shortly before half-time with an (unauthorized) penalty to GC goalkeeper Mateo Matic. After the break, Matic made a strong save against substitute Liridon Balaj. On the other hand, GC missed the second shot several times.

The game was interrupted briefly in the middle of the second half, because parts of the stadium lighting on the Brügglifeld have failed. The experts then hurried to the stadium with blue lights, but no longer lit the trees. However, the referee decided there was enough light to end the match. (cma / sda)

Shaqiri comes out with a slight muscle injury

Xherdan Shaqiri falls to FC Liverpool due to muscle problems until further notice. Basler, who missed the Premier League match against Leicester on Sunday evening (3-0), was injured according to the coach Jürgen Klopp in the last week with the Swiss national team.

Medical examinations revealed that Shaqiri sustained the injury “five or six days ago,” Klopp said. The midfielder did not notice the injury and returned to training at Liverpool after his return from the national team. How long Shaqiri will be out is open. (abu / sda)

Start of the World Cup with the spectators

To the Opening of the World Cup for biathletes next weekend in Finnish Kontiolahti they are up to par, despite the otherwise stringent Corona protection concepts for athletes and guardians 4500 spectators per day permission. The fans should be divided into four stands to ensure the necessary distance. In contrast to the mask requirement for OC athletes, supervisors and employees in the entire stadium area, fans must do not wear protection for the mouth and nose. (zap / sda / apa)

The BVB brings Moukoko back for the Champions League

Borussia Dortmund’s storm talent Youssoufa Moukoko he could secure another record e become the youngest player in Champions League history. As confirmed by the Bundesliga, the German-Cameroonian signed up for the group match against Club Brugge on Tuesday via UEFA’s B-list in time.

Moukoko was replaced on Saturday 5-2 at Hertha Berlin at the age of 16 and one day in the 85th minute. He had replaced former Dortmund Nuri Sahin as the youngest Bundesliga player. The previous record holder in the Champions League is Céléstine Babayaro, who made his debut with Anderlecht at 1-1 in Bucharest on 23 November 1994 at the age of 16 years and 87 days. (ram / sda)

SFL wants fewer delays of the game

The 20 clubs of the Swiss Football League voted against New rules for match postponement requests. Such a request can now only be made if it can be demonstrated that fewer than 14 players on the field and two goalkeepers from a previously submitted player list are capable of working in a club. This includes at least 30 players in the Super League and at least 25 players in the Challenge League. The previous rule was that a postponement could be requested if at least six players were not available due to the same contagious disease or due to quarantine.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, approval at the General Assembly was given in writing. Again with a dissenting vote, the clubs voted in favor of an amendment to the licensing regulations of the SFL, which dated FC Aarau and the FC Lugano was requested. New can Exemption for the staging of professional matches in a stadium that does not actually meet the specifications, it can be extended by one year if the club concerned can provide proof that it has done everything possible to carry out the project. (ram / sda)

The president of the African Football Association suspended

The FIFA Ethics Committee has Ahmad Ahmad, the president of the African Football Association and the FIFA vice-presidents, locked for five years and fined 200,000 francs. The 60-year-old from Madagascar, who has led the Continental Association since March 2017, is exposed to violations such as Abuse of office, misappropriation of funds or acceptance and distribution of gifts accused. In 2019, Ahmad was also interrogated in Paris on suspicion of corruption. (ram / sda / afp)